dictionary help| exponential | computing dictionary |
1. <mathematics> A function which raises some given constant (the "base") to the power of its argument. I.e.
f x = b^x
If no base is specified, e, the base of natural logarthims, is assumed.
2. <complexity> exponential-time algorithm.
(01 Mar 1995)
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| exponential | medical dictionary |
Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. Exponential curve, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. Exponential equation, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent.
<mathematics> Exponential quantity, a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^x. Exponential series, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities.
Origin: Cf. F. Exponentiel.
(01 Mar 1998)
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